Umbrella runner



Ma 7, 1929. s. GISZCZYNSKI UNBRELLA autumn Filed Sept. 12, 1927 a 5 Jw WITNESS W l NVENTdR I ATTORNEY Patented May 7, 19.19.,

nrran s'rATEs STANLEY GISZCZYNSKI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA} r UlYIBRELLA RUNNER.

Application-filed September 12, 1927. Serial Ho. 219,146.

The present invention relates to umbrellas and particularly in the construction of the head at the upper end of the runbrella stick and more especially to an improved runner, and, the purpose of the invention is to improve the construction and arrangement of the umbrella runner in the application of bltauley Giszcaynski, tiled August 30, 1926, Serial No. 132,558, new Patent No. 1,644,57 9, dated Oct. at, 1927.

ll hile the present invention involves practically the same construction for holding the runner in ditlerent positions on the stick, it may be said that theessent-ial improvement embodied in the presentinvention consists of means tor connecting the stays to the runner and the ribs to the ferrule head at the top ol the stick without using a wire, which is the customary arrangement.

Another purpose is to provide two telescopical sleeves on the runner, or similar sleeves which may constitute the head on the umbrella stick, said sleeves having over-hang in g opposed flanges engaging with each other and which are slotted at opposite locations, to receive the stays which have balls or spherical members on their ends, engaging with the flanges to retain the'stays in position. The fact is the balls or spherical members have substantial movements between the overhanging flanges and the slots permitting a movement ot the stays.

lit is to be understood that the particulars herein given are in no way limitive, and that while still keeping within the scope of the invention, any desired modification of details and proportions may be made in the construction of the appliance according to circumstances.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts to be hereinafter set :lorth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

in the drawings 2- Figure 1is a vertical sectional view through an umbrella sl'lowing a runner and also the head at the top of the stick.

Figure 2is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale through the umbrella runner,

sl'iowing the stays connected to the runner and illustrating the means for holding the runner in different positions on the stick.

l!" ulre 3is a cross sectional view on line 5f--- of Figure 2.

4t-is an enlarged sectional View i. the head the top of the 'igun'brella Referring to the drawings, 1 identifies the stick of the umbrella, 2 the ribs, and 3 the stays, which are connected to the ribs. Sweated or shrunk or otherwise secured to the upper end of the stick is a sleeve 5, one end. of which has an (Werdianging flange 6, and to tl'irictionally engage telescopically with the lower end of the sleeve is a collar 7 which has an over-hanging flange 8. This collar frictionally engages with the sleeve sothat the two flanges 6 and 8 are supported and their edges engaged- The flanges have opposite slots 9 and 10, and the ribs 2 are provided with balls or spherical members 11 which engage between the two flanges 6 and 8. The fact the ribs at points adjacent the balls or spherical members engage in the slots so as to enable the ribs to have freedom of movement pivotally, and thereby insuring strength and durability for the connection of the ribs to the stick.

Mounted upon the stick for movement loin gitudinally thereon is a runner 12 which has mounted interiorly thereof a pair of opposed collars 18, which are exteriorly tapered and mounted for operation in tapered portions 14 of the interior of the runner, there bein balls 15 in cavities or openings 16 of such collars, the balls designed to engage with the stick and hold the runner in different positions. Due to the balls cooperating with the tapered walls of the tapered portions 14 the balls are moved toward the stick to trictionally engage therewith and hold the runner in different positions.

The GXlIGl'lOl ot the runner has a sleeve 17 with which a collar 18 telescopically engages tlrictionally sutlicicnt to retain the collar in position atall. times. The sleeve and the collar are provided with opposed flanges, which are curved in an overhanging direction to; ward each other. These flanges 19 have opposed slots 20, which are engaged by the stays 3, allowing; pivotal movement of the stays due to the fact that the balls or spherical.

The fact is the balls bein a s rin 31 inter nosed between a sleeve b h 3O andtne last mentioned collar, so as to hold such last mentioned collar in a position whereby its ball mayengag'e with the stick to further hold the runner in position. The rod hasa head 32which is engaged by the thumb while the ring has extensions 33, which are engaged by the fingers, tor releasing the collars 13. i

It will be noted that the manner of connect- Iing' the stays to the runner by the spherical balls and the slots eliminates the use of the usual wires as commonly employed in the con- 'struction of umbrellas.

Theinvention having been set forth, what is claimed is:

In; an umbrella, the combination with a stick having a plurality of stays, of a runner slightly adjustable on the slick and comprising two sections with their adjacent ends telescopically and fricti mally united, said adjacent ends having opposed flanges overhanging and curved toward each other and provided with registering: opposed slots to receive certain ends of the stays. sa id ends of the stays having spherical members, the inner portions of the overl.angina curved flanges being; of such curvat are as to movablv receive the spherical members of. the stays. the op|losite end portions of the runner provided with compressing devices associated with frictional means to hold the runner in dillerent positions, and means passing through the n\'erhanging: flanges and o wratively associated with the compr xssing devices and being man ually actuated in soeiation with both of said devices for releasing the last named frictional means to permit adjustments of the runner, said compression devices cooperating with the two sections of the runner to prevent their disconnection.

In testimony whereof he afiixes his signature.

STANLEY GISZCZYNSKI. 

